- Date
- May 5, 1978
- Place
- Carrizozo, NM · CARRIZOZO, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8774RBellanca BL-J4
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141543
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3375 78/5/5 CARRIZOZO,NM BELLANCA BL-J4 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 389 TIME - 2130 N8774R PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CARRIZOZO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUMCUMCARI,NM PHOENIX,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES BLOWING DUST 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 35 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/13/78.WIND GUSTING 50K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8774R
- Reported as
- Bellanca BL-J4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Carrizozo Muni